What was the purpose of allotting land to American Indians in this manner?

Question

A.
to ensure that all members of American Indian tribes benefited equally

B.
to encourage American Indians to move west of the Mississippi River

C.
to create a reservation system to provide land for American Indians

D.
to weaken American Indian culture and force them to assimilate

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D. to weaken American Indian culture and force them to assimilate.

The allotment of land to American Indians, particularly through policies like the Dawes Act of 1887, aimed to break up communal land holdings and promote individual land ownership among Native Americans, which was intended to integrate them into American society and diminish their traditional cultures and communal ways of life.